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UNIT 3: WILD LIFE

PART 1: VOCABULARY
LESSON 1: Vocabulary – Animals
1. ostrich /'ɒsstrit∫/ (n): đà 2. gorilla /gə'rilə/ (n): khỉ 3. octopus /'ɒktəpəs/ 4. Scorpion /'skɔpiən/ (n):
điểu đột (n): bạch tuộc bọ cạp

5. blobfish (n): cá giọt 6. butterfly /'bʌtəflai/ 7. camel /'kæml/ (n): 8. eagle /'i:gl/ (n): chim
nước (n): con bướm lạc đà đại bàn

9. giraffe /dʒi'rɑ:f/ (n): 10. rat /ræt/ (n): con 11. whale /weil/ (n): cá 12. wolf /wʊlf/ (n): con
hươu cao cổ chuột voi sói

13. communicate /kə'mju:nikeit/ (v): giao tiếp (to give information about (something)
to someone by speaking, writing, moving your hands, etc.)
e.g. She likes to communicate with her friends through Messenger.
14. survive /sə'vaiv/ (v): tồn tại (to remain alive :to continue to live)
e.g. The plants cannot survive without water.
15. jump /dʒʌmp/ (v): nhảy
e.g. The cat is jumping onto the table.
LESSON 2: Reading – The ugliest animals
1. blobfish (n): cá giọt nước
2. species /'spi:∫i:z/ (n): loài
e.g. There are more than 300 species of birds in Cuc Phuong National Park.
3. danger /'deindʒə[r]/ (n): sự nguy hiểm
 dangerous /'deindʒərəs/ (adj): nguy hiểm
e.g. Animals in danger need our help.
4. common /'kɒmən/ (adj): chung
e.g. "Smith" is a very common name in Britain.
5. dull /dʌl/ (adj): (màu) đục, xỉn
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6. extinct /ik'stiηkt/ (adj): tuyệt chủng (not now existing)

e.g. Dinosaurs are extinct.
7. weird /wiəd/ (adj): kì lạ
8. rare /reə[r]/ (adj): hiếm
9. protect /prə'tekt/ (v): bảo vệ (to keep someone or something safe from injury,
damage, or loss)
e.g. It’s important to protect all animals.
LESSON 3: Language Focus – SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES (So sánh nhất)
 Superlative adjectives: so sánh nhất dùng để tìm ra vật (người) đứng nhất trong nhóm
đối tượng so sánh.
 Form (cấu trúc):
 Short adjectives (tính từ ngắn – e.g. tall, short, big, small …)
S + be (not) + THE + ADJ + EST

e.g. A B C
B is bigger than C, but A is the biggest
Note
1-syllable adjectives (1 âm tiết) Fast  the fastest
2-syllable adjectives ending in –y (2 âm tiết, kết thúc bằng y) Happy  the happiest
3- Nếu tính từ gồm (phụ âm – nguyên âm – phụ âm)  gấp đôi phụ Big  the biggest
âm
Long adjectives (tính từ dài – e.g. beautiful, modern, dangerous …)
S + be (not) + THE MOST + ADJ
e.g. Anna is the most beautiful girl in her class.
The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives Superlatives
good better best
bad worse worst
far Farther/further Farthest/ furthest
e.g. It was the happiest day of my life.
That’s the best film I have seen this year.
LESSON 4: Vocabulary and Listening
1. Hear /hiə[r]/ (v): nghe
e.g. She doesn’t hear very well.
2. Communicate /kə'mju:nikeit/ (v): giao tiếp
3. Survive /sə'vaiv/ (v): tồn tại
e.g. Plants cannot survive without water.
4. Kill /kil/ (v): giết
5. Climb /klaim/ (v): leo trèo
e.g. Monkeys are climbing a tree.
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6. Grow /grəʊ/ (v): lớn (người), phát triển, trồng (thực vật, động vật)
e.g. She grows tomatoes in her garden
7. Move /ˈmuːv/ (v): di chuyển
LESSON 5: Language Focus • can for ability • might • Questions with
How ... ?
 Can / Can’t (cannot): có thể / Không thể
Form:
Affirmative form S + can + V1+ O She can fly the kite
(+)
Negative form (-) S + can’t + V1 + O He can’t drive a car
Question (?) Can + S + V1+ O ? Can you play the guitar?
- Yes, S can - Yes, I can
- No, S can’t - No, I can’t

 Might: có khả năng (khi chúng ta biết hoặc không biết đúng hay sai)
S + might + V1
e.g. Be careful, it’s a scorpion. It might be dangerous.

 Questions with How … ?

How + adj + …?
e.g. How heavy is the baby?
LESSON 6: Speaking – Asking for permission
- Request permission (Yêu cầu một sự cho phép)
1. Is it OK if I / we __________? (Is it OK if I sit here?)
2. Can I / we / you __________? (Can I watch TV?)
- Giving permission (Cho phép)
1. Yes, of course you can.
- Refusing permission (Từ chối)
1. No, I’m afraid you can’t.
2. I’m sorry, but ________. (I’m sorry, but I’m busy)
LESSON 7: Writing – Animals in danger
1. farming /'fɑ:miη/ (n) công việc đồng áng, công việc trồng trọt
2. pollution /pə'lu:∫n/ (n) ô nhiễm
e.g. The fish are dying of pollution.
3. hunting /'hʌntiη/ (n) săn bắt
4. explain /ik'splein/ (v) giải thích
5. adopt /ə'dɒpt/ (v) nhận nuôi
e.g. They decided to adopt a child.
6. such as: như là
e.g. She likes eating vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, and cabbage.
7. like: như là
e.g. She speaks like a native speaker.
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8. For example: ví dụ như

e.g. She loves English very much. For example, she always spends 6 hours a day on
learning English.
LESSON 8: CLIL – Natural science: Animals
1. feather /'feðə[r]/ (n): lông (của chim), lông vũ
2. scale /skeil/ (n): vảy (cá, rắn…)
3. legs /legs/ (n): chân
4. hair /heə[r]/ (n): bộ lông (thú vật)
5. wing /wiŋ/ (n): cánh
6. lung /lʌη/ (n): phổi
7. fin /fin/ (n): vây cá
8. backbone /'bækbəʊn/ (n): xương sống
9. gill /dʒil/ (n): mang (cá)

PART 2: GRAMMAR
EXERCISE 1: Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the short
adjectives.
1. London is the ____________ city in the UK. (big)
2. Sandra is the ____________ player in the basketball team. (good)
3. Martin is eighty-three. He’s the ____________ person in my family. (old)
4. Sam is the ____________ student in the class. (friendly)
5. Cheetah is the ____________ animal. (fast)
6. Everest is the _________ mountain in the world. (high)
7. Li is the ________ person in my class. (nice)
8. This is the __________ book in the library. (good)
9. He is the ______ singer I’ve ever met. (bad)
10. Susie is the _________ of the four girls. (pretty)

EXERISE 2: Pronunciation (10 CÂU)

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others
1. A. rats B. scorpions C. eagles D. giraffes
2. A. climbs B. kills C. survives D. jumps
3. A. gorilla B. panda C. rabbit D. cat
4. A. adopt B. communicate C. protect D. pollute
5. A. feather B. heavy C. eagle D. head

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from
others.
6. A. option B. wildlife C. forest D. survive
7. A. interesting B. important C. beautiful D. colorful
8. A. elephant B. octopus C. gorilla D. crocodile
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9. A. common B. extinct C. forest D. hunting

10. A. protect B. farming C. adopt D. explain

EXERCISE 3: Using (can / can’t / How) to complete the sentences.

1. My sister is a great dancer. She _____ dance well.
2. ‘Can ostriches fly?’ – ‘No, they________.’
3. Frogs ____ jump a long way.
4. ______ tall is an adult giraffe?
5. ____ you sing well?
6. ____ far can an eagle see?
7. She is living in Vietnam, but she _______ speak Vietnamese.
8. ____ fast can you run?
9. ‘Can you make a pizza?’ ‘Yes, I ____.’
10. ____ big is your flat?

EXERCISE 4: Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the long
adjectives.
1. I think scorpions are the ___________ animal. (dangerous)
2. Soccer is the ___________ sport in the world. (popular)
3. I love this sofa. It's the __________. (comfortable)
4. This is the ___________ phone in the store. (expensive)
5. Who is the ___________ singer in your country? (famous)
6. This is the __________ movie I’ve ever seen. (boring)
7. It’s the ___________ exercise in the book. (difficult)
8. What is the __________ word in English language? (common)
9. Pho is one of the ____________ dishes in Vietnam. (delicious)
10. In my opinion, this dress is the __________. (colorful)
EXERCISE 5: Write sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives.
e.g. Karen / friendly / person / in the class
 Karen is the friendliest person in the class.
1. this / good / restaurant / in the city
 __________________________________
2. these bats / ugly / animals / in the zoo
 __________________________________
3. Joe / big / player / in the team
 __________________________________
4. this / expensive / phone / in the shop
 __________________________________
5. Everest / high / mountain / in the world
 __________________________________
6. She / old / daughter / in the family
 __________________________________
7. David / good / football player
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 __________________________________
8. this / big / house / in my neighborhood
 __________________________________
9. it / interesting / book / on the shelf
 __________________________________
10. Peter / friendly / student / in my class
 __________________________________
PART 3: MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 CÂU)
1. The tallest animal in the world is the ………………….
a. elephant b. ostrich c. giraffe d. camel
2. The biggest animal in the world is the…………………
a. African elephant b. blue whale c. camel d. brown bear
3. The oldest zoo in the world is in Vienna, Austria. It’s more than……….. years
old.
a. 100 b. 150 c. 200 d. 250
4. The longest snakein the world live in ……………………..
a. Africa b. India c. Southeast Asia d. Asia
5. One of the most common wild animals in the UK is the………….
a. Rabbit b. bear c. snake d. wolf
6. The busiest zoo in Europe is in …….. . There are about 3 million visitors every
year.
a. Prague b. Berlin c. Italia d. Paris
7. That mountain is very high. It’s ……………. mountain in the country.
a. the highest b. higher c. highest d. more higher
8. look at this colourful butterfly! It’s ………… butterfly in the park.
a. more colourful b. the most colourful c. colourful c. colourfulest
9. Olga is a good student. She’s ……………… student in the school.
a. better b. gooder c. the best d. the goodest
10. That’s an expensive phone . It’s ………………….. phone in the shop.
a. more expensive b. the more expensive c. expensivest d. the most expensive
11. It’s a very hot day today. It’s ………………….. day in the year.
a. the hottest b. hottest c. the most hottest d. more hotter
12. This monument is really old. It’s ……………… monument in our country.
a. older b. the older c. more older d. the oldest
13. My brother Evan is a friendly boy. He’s …………….. boy in our village .
a. friendliest b. more friendlier c. the friendliest c. the friendly
14. The lesson is very interesting. It’s ………….. lesson of the morning.
a. Interesting b. more interesting c. most interesting d. the most interesting
15. That’s café is really bad . It’s ……………… café in the areal.
a. the worst b. worst c. the worse d. the baddest
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16. A ……. is bigger than any other animal in the world. It’s a fish, but it lives in the
sea.
a. dolphin b. hippopotamus c. shark d. whale
17. A……….. is an insect . It flies from flower to flower. It makea a food which some
people eat for breakfast.
a. bird b. eagle c. bee d. butterfly
18. A ………. ia a bird. Some of these birds are red, yellow, orange or blue. Some
people teach these birds to speak.
a. butterfly b. parrot d. eagle d. peacock
19. A ……….. is green . It jumps and it likes water. It eats insects .
a. Frog b. snake c. crocodile d. squid
20. A……….. lives in the sea . An octopus has got eight ‘arms’ ,but this has got ten.
People eat in restaurants.
a. crab b. spider c. squid [Link]
PART 4: TRUE/ FALSE (2 ĐOẠN )
A. AMAZING BUTTERFLIES
These are the famous monarch butterflies. Every year, they fly more than 4,500
kilometres from Canada and North America down to the mountains of Mexico. It’s the
longest journey of any butterfly. Their journey usually starts in September or October .
They can sometimes fly more than 100 kilometres in one day and they often fly very high
too – perhaps 1.6 kilometres ! Imagine thousands of butterflies in the sky. They are
orange and black with enomous wings. Sadly, many don’t survive the long and dangerous
journey because they become very cold.
1. The butterflies fly from South America and Canada to Mexico _______
2. In one hour , the monarchs can go more than 100 kilometres . _______
3. The butterflies have got very big wings . _______
4. When it’s very hot, a lot of the butterflies die _______
B. SERVALS
Servals are African wild cats. They live in different countries in Africa such as South
Africa and Tanzania . Servals can be one metre long. They have long legs and they are
one of the tallest animals in the cat family . Some servals can weigh eighteen kilos.
Servals are fast animals. They can run at eighty kilometres an hour. Servals eat animals
like rat, and other small creatures such as snakes and frogs. They can jump up to three
metres and kill birds too !
In some parts of Africa there are now smaller number of servals and they are in danger.
The biggest problem is human activity like hunting .
1. Servals live in only Africa ________
2. They run at eighteen kilometres an hour ________
3. They can kill birds too ________
4. Small number of servals are in safety ________
PART 5: OPEN CLOZED TEXTS (2 ĐOẠN)
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A. VERTEBRATES are animals with backbones. The following groups are the different types
of vertebrates.
Fish are cold- blooded animals and they live in water. They have got scales and (1)__________ .
They haven’t got lungs. They have got (2)_________ instead .
All mammals are warm-blooded and they feed their babies milk. Most mammals live on land, for
example, humans and dogs. However, some mammals, like whales, live in water, but they
haven’t got gills. Mammals have all got (3)_____________ .
Birds live on land, but some of them look for food in the water. They have got (4)_________ ,
two legs and two (5)___________ . Some birds, like ostriches and kiwis, can’t fly. All birds lay
eggs.
When amphibians are young, they live in water and they haven’t lungs. When thay are adult,
they have got lungs and four (6) ___________ - for example, frogs and toads.
Most reptiles live on land. They have lungs and (7) ___________ , but not gills. They haven’t
got any wings or feathers and they haven’t got any (8) ______________ . They are cold-blooded
animals and many of them live in warm places .
1. A. backbones B. fins C. feathers D. wings
2. A. gills B. lungs C. legs D. hair
3. A. ostrich B. heart C. skin D. lungs
4. A. hair B. feathers C. fins D. scales
5. A. wings B. gills C. lungs D. tail
6. A. backbone B. crocodile C. legs D. head
7. A. fins B. scales C shark D. lungs
8. A. feathers B. claws C. hair D. wings

B. Young birds are very small, so their mother (1)_________ them from bigger birds. Some
animals also (2) ______ trees and eat the young birds . When they are young, the mother
(3)__________ food for them. When they are older , the birds (4)_________ away. Then they
look for their own food.
Lions are dangerous animals, but not all the time. Young lions (5) ____________ with each
other, and older lions (6)__________ a lot ! Lions eat meat, and they (7)_____________ other
animals. They are good at hunting, because thay can (8) ______________ very fast .
9. A. protects B. protected C. will protect D. protect
10. A. swim B. climb C. jump D. run
11. A. protects B. takes C. flies D. finds
12. A. help B. fly C. live D. need
13. A. eat B. play C. run D. go
14. A. awake B. sleep C. move D. hunt
15. A. hunt B. kill C. survive D. catch
16. A. find B. have C. dive D. run
PART 6: REARRANGEMENT (10 CÂU)
1. Eiffel Tower / old / how / is / the / ? – about 130 years old.
_______________________________________________
2. Jack / basketball / likes / such as / and / football / sports /.
_______________________________________________
3. mountains / in / you / the / snake / see / a / might /.
_______________________________________________
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4. heavy / panda / how / a / is / ?- 100 kg

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5. London / New York/ and / modern /./ some/ cities / for example /:/ very / big / are/.
_______________________________________________
6. can / tall / how / ostrich / grow / an /? – 2.7 meters.
_______________________________________________
7. live / might / an / for / years / elephant / sixty /.
_______________________________________________
8. can/ you / in /ways / animals / different / help/./ can /a / gorilla / adopt /you /.
_______________________________________________
9. How / a / can / scorpion / long / food / survive / without /?. – for twelve months.
_______________________________________________
10. Australia/ India / and / often/ they / places / like / hot / visit /.
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